Still shopping, any input appreciated

Thank you, I've seen people mention that before but I guess I wasn't sure what it was - I just thought it was a phone app where people personally tracked their own mileage, I didn't realize it was a searchable site. Probably exactly what I'm looking for. Lol.

 

Well, it happened again. I decided on thursday that Camry was a good choice. Tried to look at it but salesman was off friday, i worked saturday, they were closed sunday. Went there to look at it this morning - already sold.
Really starting to think the universe is trying to tell me something...

Now the only hybrids left in town in my price range is a 2010 Insight. (Or a 2009 Malibu.)

 

I hear you. I love the Volt. Hugely out if my price range though. lol.
The Malibu does nothing for me, doesn't get great mpg, and I have no idea about their reliability.
I'm being offered around 10 grand for my trade as it needs new tires and brakes.
So as close to that as I can get really. I am taking a huge loss (like 10 grand) on what i still owe because i got a stupid service contract. I was aiming to max out under 17. Preferably under 15. The 09 Prius they had was 16500, the 08 camry (dif dealer) was about 15500, the prius and camrys ive seen in the past were all in the 18-20 range.
the insight is about 14500. They have another that was 17, same year and km - I didn't understand that one.
I'm not really concerned about mileage except that it affects warranty. I'd like to have enough kms left to be in warranty long enough to get past the getting to know you stage and notice if something is supposed to be doing that or if something is wrong, you know?

 

Thanks. That looks good. Great price. The one I looked at didn't have nav, but it had heated leather and sunroof. Honestly I prefer those the nav isn't that important to me.
Problem is I don't have cash for this purchase, or any private owner sale - i need to finance.

 

In theory, sure. In actuality, my income isn't big enough that banks just want to keep throwing multiple car loans at me.
I figured one at a time might go over better.

 

Yeah. I don't think I'll go that way anyway. I just don't like it enough. I thought mechanically that it was kind of in between the "mild hybrids" and the Prius, so I was trying to justify the hatchback advantage of the Prius with the still decent mpg as the Camry.. But it's still physically a step down to me from both. And on top of that I don't know if its as reliable as the Toyota hybrids too. I think it's just a no all around. Too bad though, the kms are really low and the price is not too much more than my trade.

 

Oh I know, I just like to kind of fish around for what seems to be average for people, and what seem to be low points (worst case scenario) and kind of run with those two, and use an avg of those as my probable base line.